On the screen.
After rescuing Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Doctor Strange exchanged a few greetings, then began discussing serious matters.
"This ship is correcting its course on its own. It's operating on autopilot," Tony Stark said solemnly to everyone.
"Can we control it? Fly back home?" Doctor Strange immediately asked, as a matter of course.
However, Tony Stark did not respond, as if he hadn't heard him. Instead, he paced back and forth, clearly thinking about something.
"Stark!" It wasn't until Doctor Strange called out again that Tony finally replied. "Can you take us home?"
"I heard you," Tony Stark answered after a moment of contemplation. "But I'm thinking… maybe we shouldn't go back!"
This decision, it had to be said, completely caught everyone off guard.
"We absolutely cannot deliver the Stones to Thanos!" Doctor Strange said firmly to Tony Stark. "You may not yet understand how serious this is."
"What? No! You're the one who doesn't understand!" Tony Stark shot back forcefully. "Thanos has been haunting my mind for six years. Ever since he sent an army to New York—and now he's back!"
"I don't know what the right move is!"
"So I don't know whether we should fight him on our turf or on his!"
"But you've seen what they can do, what they've already done! At least if we go to his territory, we can catch him off guard!"
"I'm saying we take the fight to him! Doctor, do you agree?"
"So Stark and the others didn't passively end up on Titan—they actively chose to go there?" Thor couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
This was somewhat different from what everyone had previously assumed.
After killing Ebony Maw, Tony Stark and the others didn't even try to return to Earth. Instead, they chose to take the initiative and head to Titan to deal with Thanos.
Because Tony Stark didn't want Earth to become the battlefield!
Otherwise, with Tony Stark's abilities, figuring out the donut-shaped spaceship and bringing everyone back to Earth wouldn't have been anything strange at all.
"All right, Stark. We'll go find him!"
On the screen.
Doctor Strange's voice rang out. After some deep thought, he agreed to Tony Stark's plan. "But you need to understand—if I have to choose between saving you, the kid, or the Time Stone, I will not hesitate to let you die."
"I must do this, because the fate of the entire universe is at stake!"
Several of the elderly answerers present were rendered speechless.
Doctor Strange was speaking so coldly and resolutely here, yet when it truly mattered, didn't he still use the Time Stone to save Tony Stark's life?
"Good! Solid principles! We're agreed!" Tony Stark nodded, and just like that, a consensus was reached.
"Then, kid!"
Tony Stark then walked over to Spider-Man and patted his shoulders. "You're an Avenger now!"
Hearing this, Peter Parker's face instantly lit up with excitement and exhilaration.
The image froze right there.
"So this is how Stark 'appointed' Peter Parker as an Avenger—so that's how it happened!" Thor's voice rang out first, saying with some surprise.
This situation was completely different from what everyone had imagined when answering the question earlier.
Because not only was this not an unofficial route—it wasn't even a formal one.
Strictly speaking, Peter Parker didn't count as an Avenger at all at that moment.
It was merely Tony Stark acknowledging him as one. Nothing more.
But could Tony Stark represent the Avengers?
Could he represent the other members of the Avengers?
Obviously not.
"Mr. Stark, will we really go to alien planets together to fight aliens in the future? Is this really me? I can't even imagine it—it feels like a dream!" Peter Parker excitedly gestured beside Tony Stark, his face flushed, filled with anticipation.
He looked like he couldn't wait to soar through space with his idol and safeguard peace across the universe.
Seeing Peter Parker so happy, everyone present found it a bit hard to tell him the truth—that kid, you died on Titan.
But then again—
Peter Parker died due to Thanos's snap. Even if it hadn't been on Titan, that outcome probably wouldn't have changed.
After all, Thanos's snap affected the entire universe.
Whether on Titan or on Earth didn't make much difference.
"Stark, you were a bit reckless back then."
Captain America suddenly spoke in a deep voice. "Such an important operation requires a detailed plan in advance. You can't just act on impulse."
"See? I knew it." Tony Stark shrugged, looking completely unsurprised.
He knew Captain America would have something to say after watching the footage. Sure enough—here it came.
"Stark, this is a serious issue! You had no idea what was on Titan. You lacked all necessary intelligence."
"You were lucky that only Thanos was there. But what if there had been an army?"
"You wouldn't just have died for nothing—you would've handed the Time Stone straight to Thanos. Did you even consider those consequences?"
Seeing Tony Stark's unconcerned expression, Captain America couldn't help but say a bit more.
"Then tell me—was there an army on Titan? No, right? Rogers, do you think I'm an idiot? If there really had been an army on Titan, I obviously wouldn't have walked into a trap. You've heard of adapting to circumstances, haven't you?"
Tony Stark still looked completely unconcerned.
"Stark, Rogers—none of that actually happened. There's no point arguing about it, OK?"
Seeing Tony Stark and Captain America starting to butt heads again, Thor—long accustomed to such scenes—immediately stepped in to smooth things over.
Only then did Tony Stark and Captain America each fall silent.
Just as Thor had said, after so many questions had already been answered, the situations shown in the footage could no longer happen anyway. There was no need to discuss them further.
[Please listen to the question: How did Ultron obtain the six Infinity Stones and become Infinity Ultron?]
[A. Collected the six Infinity Stones across the entire universe]
[B. Tony Stark created Ultron to snap his fingers, and Ultron seized the Stones during the process]
[C. After Thanos snapped his fingers in Wakanda, Ultron found him first, killed him, and stole the Stones]
[D. Encountered Thanos who came to seize the Stones, counter-killed Thanos, and obtained the other five Stones]
[Friendly Reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive one dose of the improved No. 5 Compound;Those who answer incorrectly will have one of their attributes randomly deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc.]
After a brief discussion, everyone was interrupted by the system's prompt.
The latest question had appeared.
Everyone temporarily set aside their thoughts and focused on the new question.
Infinity Ultron!
Those four words caused the eyes of the veteran answerers present to sharply contract.
This was a super "villain" even more powerful—and more terrifying—than Thanos!
Thanos only targeted the universe at large, at most erasing half of all life. But this Infinity Ultron was a being who slaughtered the multiverse itself!
The pressure he brought was far greater than Thanos's.
"Obtaining six Infinity Stones and becoming Infinity Ultron," Captain America spoke first in a low voice. "It seems our previous guess was correct—'Infinity Ultron' refers to Ultron after gathering all six Infinity Stones."
"'Infinity Ultron'? Is this the same Infinity Ultron mentioned in your intel—the one who slaughtered the multiverse?" Scott Lang asked in surprise, turning to Captain America.
"Yes, that's him." Captain America nodded gravely.
"This question came at just the right time," Tony Stark said.
Everyone had known about Infinity Ultron for a long time, but they had never had even the slightest understanding of him.
This question would reveal crucial information about this enemy even more dangerous than Thanos.
"Based on our previous answers, Ultron is already dead—killed during the Battle of Sokovia," Thor said to everyone. "So obviously, this question concerns a universe outside the main universe!"
"That's right. It's a universe independent of the main one," Tony Stark nodded. "Then let's give this universe a name—call it the 'Infinity Ultron Universe.'"
No one present voiced any objections.
The name was vivid and appropriate—nothing wrong with it.
As for how to answer questions involving other parallel universes, everyone had already discussed this thoroughly back when the Captain Carter universe appeared.
Now that the Infinity Ultron universe question had surfaced, everyone naturally knew how to analyze it.
"Based on our usual experience, the overall framework of other parallel universes is largely the same as the main universe, with only small differences that lead to vastly different outcomes."
Since there were newcomers present, Tony Stark still gave a brief explanation.
"The butterfly effect! Mr. Stark, I know—is it the butterfly effect?" Peter Parker immediately chimed in.
"That's right, kid. It is the butterfly effect," Tony Stark nodded, then continued. "So when answering questions outside the main universe, we can use information from the main universe."
"As for what that small difference actually is—that's what we need to analyze and judge."
This analytical approach had long been agreed upon, so no one had any objections. Everyone began their analysis.
"Collecting the six Infinity Stones across the entire universe?"
Thor was the first to shake his head. "That's impossible, right? Even if Ultron is a robot, he can't fly out of Earth! Stark, I'm right, aren't I?"
"Thor, you make a valid point." Before Tony Stark could answer, T'Challa nodded. "Earth does not possess interstellar travel capabilities."
Earth's space technology had already been discussed—within the foreseeable future, Earth couldn't reach any planet other than the Moon.
Not even Titan.
Previously, everyone had "mistakenly believed" Earth's technology could reach Titan, but it was now clear that was a misunderstanding.
Reaching Titan relied on alien technology, not Earth technology.
Under these circumstances, Ultron naturally couldn't leave Earth. Earth's technological limitations weren't something a mere robot could overcome.
"Could it be like Stark—relying on an alien spaceship?" Scott Lang proposed a reasonable hypothesis.
Earth might not reach interstellar levels, but that didn't matter—many alien forces would arrive on Earth in the future!
Ultron might have had a chance to venture into the cosmos that way.
"It's possible, but still unlikely," Captain America shook his head immediately. "To collect six Infinity Stones, Ultron's strength is far from sufficient. Infinity Ultron, maybe—but Ultron? He's still lacking."
The Infinity Stones were each held by major powers across the universe. Stealing them one by one was no easy task.
Ultron couldn't even defeat the Avengers!
"Not only that—I don't think Ultron would even try to collect the Stones," Tony Stark added from another angle.
"Don't forget why I created Ultron—to maintain world peace! Even if Ultron twisted my intent, his goal was still to exterminate humanity!"
"Not to collect Infinity Stones!"
"Besides, when Ultron was active, knowledge about the Infinity Stones was extremely limited—let alone Ultron knowing about them."
After discussion, Option A was illogical from multiple perspectives and was naturally eliminated.
Next, everyone began analyzing Option B.
"Tony Stark creating Ultron to snap his fingers? That doesn't match what we know," Thor said immediately. "Wasn't it the Hulk who snapped?"
"Could the 'small difference' Mr. Stark mentioned be right here?" Peter Parker finally found his chance to speak.
"After the heroes gather the Stones, to avoid harming anyone, Tony Stark creates a robot to snap instead? That does sound plausible," Captain America picked up the thread. "But even if it's plausible—why would Stark create Ultron again?"
Ultron had once tried to destroy all of humanity!
As long as Tony Stark wasn't out of his mind, he wouldn't do something like that.
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